The inaugural Surrey Hills Festival of Food and Drink proved to be a “great spectacle” according to CowParade Surrey.

The event, which ran from 10am-5pm on Saturday (September 3), saw all entrants of the CowParade come together at Coverwood Farm on a day full of food and drink events.

Around 2,400 visitors enjoyed entertainment throughout the day, including cooking stalls, a track for racing BMW “mini” minis and live music from Guildford ’s Academy of Contemporary Music .

Caroline Price, of CowParade Surrey , said: “The idea of the festival was for it to be a final showcase to the public of all the cows.

“As well as having lots of local surrey food and drink outlets, the idea was that all the cows would come together for the very first time, and an opportunity for those who had been a part of CowParade or those who collected through the mobile application to celebrate them.

More than 40 schools had previously invested in “mini moos”, which were decorated by the children from those schools, and the mini moos were all in attendance at the farm as they created a secret trail.

“We brought them back, it was the first time they were together,” she added. “We created a trail so that they were hidden around the grounds and the lakes.

“It was really well received, all the children loved it.”

The specially-designed cows have now been made available for auction to raise money for charity.

A judge panel on the day chose the top 15 cows, which will go on sale at the gala auction.

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“We have had a lot of people interested in the cows at the festival. Anyone can bid for a cow . If they want to, they can go to Ewbank’s Auctions online and the cows are already up. People can already put in bids before they go to auction,” Caroline said.

“Everyone is in with a chance, they can just put a bid in online now. The aim is now to get the cows sold and to raise lots of money for local charities.”

Half the funds raised will go to the cow sponsor’s chosen charity and half to the Surrey Hills Trust Fund.